Conversion premium for 2, 3 wheels or motor quadricycle

Verified 14 February 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Who may benefit from the so-called aid conversion premium for a motor vehicle with 2 or 3 wheels or a motor quadricycle (L-category vehicle)? What is the amount of the aid? How do I apply? Here are the main rules to know from 14 february 2024 (invoice or payment date of 1er rent).

You can do an online test to find out if you qualify for the conversion premium and have an estimate of the amount:

Test of eligibility for the conversion premium

To qualify for the conversion premium, you must meet the following conditions:

  • Be major
  • Be domiciled in France
  • Purchase a 2- or 3-wheel motor vehicle or a motor quadricycle (vehicle category (L), or hire this vehicle under a contract of 2 years or more
  • Your reference tax income per unit must be less than or equal to €24,900
    Check out your 2023 income tax notice for a 2024 purchase or lease.

To qualify for the conversion premium, you must scrap a car or van.

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Gasoline car or van

The petrol vehicle to be destroyed shall meet the following conditions:

  • Being a vehicle of category M1 (type VP) or a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE)
  • Have been assigned a 1re registration before 1er january 2006
  • To have been acquired by the beneficiary of the premium for at least 1 year
  • Be registered in France in a normal series or with a final registration number
  • Not be gambled
  • In the case of a vehicle considered to be a damaged vehicle by an expert, it must have been insured for at least 1 year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or rented
  • Be given for destruction within 3 months before or within 6 months after the new vehicle is invoiced to a end-of-life vehicles center (ELC) in France. The vehicle can also be handed over for destruction to a VHU center located abroad if it complies with the same rules as in France and if it issues you a certificate of destruction.

Diesel car or van

The diesel vehicle to be destroyed shall meet the following conditions:

  • Being a vehicle of category M1 (type VP) or a vehicle of category N1 (e.g. CTTE)
  • Have been assigned a 1re registration before 1er january 2011
  • To have been acquired by the beneficiary of the premium for at least 1 year
  • Be registered in France in a normal series or with a final registration number
  • Not be gambled
  • In the case of a vehicle considered to be a damaged vehicle by an expert, it must have been insured for at least 1 year on the date of its delivery for destruction or on the date of invoicing of the vehicle acquired or rented
  • Be given for destruction within 3 months before or within 6 months after the new vehicle is invoiced to a end-of-life vehicles center (ELC) in France. The vehicle can also be handed over for destruction to a VHU center located abroad if it complies with the same rules as in France and if it issues you a certificate of destruction.

The vehicle shall meet all of the following conditions:

  • Be a 2- or 3-wheel motor vehicle or a motor quadricycle (vehicle category (L)
  • Be a new or used vehicle
  • Using electricity as the sole source of energy
  • Be purchased, or leased under a contract of 2 years or more
  • Do not use lead acid batteries
  • Have an engine with a maximum net power of at least 2 or 3 kW: titleContentin accordance with the applicable European standard
  • Be registered in France with a final number
  • Not to be sold within one year of the vehicle's invoice date or payment date of 1er rent, nor before having traveled at least 2,000 km
  • Not be considered a damaged vehicle

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Your reference tax income is less than or equal to €14,089

For a purchase or lease in 2024: 2022 benchmark tax income (2023 tax notice)

For a purchase or lease in 2024: 2022 benchmark tax income (2023 tax notice)

The amount of the conversion premium shall be fixed at €1,100 within acquisition cost TTC: titleContent of the vehicle and deducted ecological bonus, subject to its electrical power.

Your reference tax income is more than €14,089

For a purchase or lease in 2024: 2022 benchmark tax income (2023 tax notice)

For a purchase or lease in 2024: 2022 benchmark tax income (2023 tax notice)

The amount of the conversion premium shall be fixed at €100 , subject to its electrical power.

Please note

You benefit from a extra premium of €1,000 if you live or work in a low-emission mobility zone (LMA). If your local authority paid you a grant to buy or rent a vehicle clean against the destruction of an old vehicle, the overpremium is increased of the amount of local aid up to €2,000 additional. For example, if the local aid is €3 000, the additional premium is €1 000, plus €2 000 = €3 000.

The conversion premium can be deducted from the purchase price by the trader, or refunded if you request it after the purchase.

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Advance by the professional

The aid shall be deducted from the purchase price TTC: titleContent if the trader (dealer, body which has granted a micro-credit for own vehicle) agrees to advance the amount of the aid to you.

The aid and any increase must be identified and visible on the invoice: there is a specific line indicating the amount of aid granted.

In the case of a lease, the aid shall be indicated on the receipt, the lease agreement or a certificate conforming to a model made available by theASP: titleContent, countersigned by the tenant.

The trader shall affix a sticker to the vehicle indicating that the acquisition of the vehicle has benefited from State aid.

Personal request

If the trader (dealer, body which has granted a micro-credit for own vehicle) does not advance the conversion premium to you, you must apply for it yourself online.

If the conversion premium is combined with the bonus, you must make a single application for the 2 aids.

Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus

Please note

The request must be made no later than 6 months according to the date of billing of the vehicle.

In the case of a lease, the request must be made no later than 6 months following the date of payment of 1er rent.

Online application for the ecological bonus and/or the conversion bonus

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